# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1991040703 — FERROUS CHLORIDE, SOLUTION — BOGARD, MO

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1991040703  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1991-03-29  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1991-03-29 in BOGARD, MO.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1991040703.
Incident date: 1991-03-29.
Location: BOGARD, MO.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN RR CO.
Shipper: AMERICAN CHEM SERV / EAGLE BROOK INC / MARSULEX INC.
Materials: NA1760; FERROUS CHLORIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 475 LGA released | NA1760; FERROUS CHLORIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 75 LGA released | NA1993; COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, N.O.S.; hazard class 2.0; 18075 LGA released | UN1832; SULFURIC ACID, SPENT; hazard class 8; 4000 LGA released.
What failed: Basic Material / Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings / Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Piping or Fittings.
How failed: Punctured.
Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident.
Reported result: Spillage, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer.
Reporter-submitted DOT Form 5800.1 data may be incomplete, corrected, supplemented, or misreported. A record, serious-incident classification, failure description, or relationship to a reporting rule is not a PHMSA causal finding, compliance determination, or finding of a violation.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/PDFGenerator/getPublicReport/OHMIR_5800-1-PUBLIC?INCIDENTID=JEJg6gQoPkRjkiBbOIpXVA%3D%3D>
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- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T19:31:51.481Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1991040703`

### Source metadata

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